Picture
Photo, property of Anna Ruth Thomas,
provided by Meyersdale Borough Chairman
Don Walukus. Used by permission of Mrs. Thomas.

MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

N 39° 48.797 / W 079° 01.537

Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.

Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260096.
In Monument (or Market) Square at point where U. S. 219, Center Street and Meyers Avenue meet.
An engraving near the front top of the base reads:

LEST WE FORGET
The inscription on a plaque reads:

IN THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR VICTORY

THIS  MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN HONOR OF  THE
MEN   FROM   MEYERSDALE  AND  VICINITY   WHO
SERVED  IN THE WORLD WAR AND  IS DEDICATED
AS  A  SACRED  MEMORIAL  TO  THOSE WHO  DIED
THAT LIBERTY AND THE IDEALS OF OUR COUNTRY
        MIGHT BE PERPETUATED.                                                   

GOLD STAR ROLL
(22 names in two columns)

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM."

The base of the pedestal reads:

ERECTED BY AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILLIARY POST NO. 112
MEYERSDALE PA.
NOV. 11, 1928
Other than what's on the plaque, not much is known about this Doughboy.  If you have any stories or anecdotes to share, please pass them along to us.

The sculpture underwent some sort of restoration in early 2008 (below).
Picture
Photo: Meyersdale News.
Picture
Les Kopel's brother-in-law Bill Volovski
mugs in front of the Meyersdale Doughboy.
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